Apparently done as a promotional piece by Berlin photographer Oscar Roloff, the 1890s vintage cabinet photograph depicts chanteuse Nancy Valerie in an unspecified and slightly Wagnerian stage production. She is identified on the reverse side of the photograph in a period ink inscription by name (see below) with the added title of chanteuse - a French term usually reserved for popular night club or cabaret singers. The inscription also seems to imply that she was able to sing in German, English and French with equal dexterity. In spite of a rather exhuastive search I have been unable to turn up any other references to Nancy Valerie.